New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-25
SAD END OF A BRIDAL TOUR.
A BROKER sMITTEN WITH INSANITY.

DE WITT C. LAWRENCE PUT IN AN ASYLUM AND A
LUSACY COMMISSION ASKED FOR.
judicial inquiry is about to be instituted into
tho condition OF the mind OF q wellknowa Now
York business man who became insane while on on his
wedding tour.
Do Witt Clinton Lawrence, aged, wealthy and
prominent member of the Stock Exchange and Of the
Produce Exchange, has been pronounced insane ~
several physicians. and Justice Evirontle OF tho SUI
prcmo Court yesterday appointed DR.. James W. Ran
hey, Ladius Van Allen and William Belden a commission
to mako Investigation OF the condition Of his mind
before shcrif's jury
His son, Robert Hoo Lawrence, who applied TO tho
courS for commission, says In affidavit that Mr.
Lawrence Is afflicted with melanchoa, dclusions and
dependency. Ilo lmagines that no has contagious
disease and that there Is a conspiracy to deprive him
OF his rights. Last summer, while he was In Geneva
switzerland, an expert declared that his mind was
affected. IIo taken TO Paris where by the adj
Vbo Of Or. Ball, he was put In tho lviy Insane
Asylum. IIo was recently brought to this city and
on tho certificate OF two physicians, was committed
to tho MIddlctown Homeopathic Asylum.
Tho afflicted brokers' second VITO is Mrs. Louise
Lawrence, who lives at No. III Fast Thrty-nnth-st
His Of kin his six chidren-thc petitioner.
Mariela J. Lawrence OF Monstown, n. j.; Mrs.
Louise L. Birmingham. OF No 112 East Fortich-st.;
Mrs. Fanny Tabor, Of baltimore, and two minors.
Gracio and Edith Lawrence, who arc at school in
northampton, Mass.
Mr.. Iawrcncos homo ia at No l35 Fast Thirty
nlnth--t. lie owns real estate His personal
estate. valued sec. OOC consists OF his interest in
tho banking house q, Lawrence Brothers & Co. az No.
81 Broad-st, his seats in the Stock and Produce Ex-
changes, and fc interest In the dwellings Nos 49,
and 137 Eas Thirty -nlnh-st., derived from his first
win.
GOING ABROAD TO GET MARRIED.
Mr. Lawrence livcd in the OF houses
in which Mrs. Louisa Coton-the young widow
Of son OF DR.. Gardner Quincy
Cotton the dentist. OF Laughing gas fame-was living
with her fathcl-inlaw. Mr. Lawrence frequent
visitor ut Dr. Colt0n's house Last spring ii became
known mombers Of their respective families that
he was engaged to be married to the young widow.
Mr.. Lawrence apparently Ia perfect health when
he sailed from New-York on June l.. lie proceeded
directly TO Geneva. where Mrs Cotton. who born in
Switzerland and had left this city before.
visit her r,avcs In land. waiting to be-
his bride. lie arrived in Geneva June %. on
July Il no was married to Mrs Cotton lie was In
robust health on his wedding day and 1t was
until ten days atterrari that he
complained OF feeling H. Ills malay was not at first
thought to be serious He about to mako his we'd
du trip tho Atlantic to his homo In this city and
talked nationally OF the arrangements for the Journey
Occasona lily he seemed TO be respondent about his bus
mess affairs but Il known that they IN pros
porous condition and that he had 10 cause for mean-
Mr and Mrs Lawrence started for Paris and arriving
there went 10 the Hotel Dominica In the Rue de
days rhcy were .al the French Liza steamer on
August - Greatly 10 the asrs or Mrs. Lawrence her
husband grew worse ds!J aud began "a gave evidence
that hi, unl seriously affected lie walked tile noor
Muticrn- himself ncohe and whom his Young
wife a,sed what hs saying lie could not tell and
ouf said. oh, AIN 80 tired
Although violent he gave snch Indications
OF mental arrangement that Dr. benjamin BAL, pro
lessor in the Academy OF Medicine az Paris who makes
the treatment OF insane patients specially, was caei
August -. lie perceived al once tuAt MI Law
renccs brain was affected
PIT II AZ ASYLUM AT PARIS.
Dr. Charcot the eminent specialist called IN con
suliation and finally tho patient taken TO the Iyry
Asylum Word sent 10 Mr. Lawrcuce's son In regard
TO his fathers condition. and the man Immediately
started FOR Paris. ON arriving there arrangements were
by his wife and he sailed on
tho steamer Ia Champagne on october 10 and
arrived In this port October IL The follow
ing day his son hal him conveyed TO tho asylum at Mid
dlc;ovn. Drs ". Gin wylio and Allen ". starr having
certified that hc was OF unSoInd mind.
Mr.. Lawrence is a large nne-lookng man and IS fifty
SIX years old Ito "a prominent member
Of the Union League club and OF tho New.ior
Drvng Club lie disposed OF his fast trotters before
going Europe He related either 10 The we'll
known family OF william, each Lawrence. OF Newport.
or to Justice Abraham H. Lawrence, OF tho SUI
prcno Court. lilo Is tho son OF Cyrus Law
renee, a wetoIO farmer In Wcstchester
County and partner business is his younger brother
Cyrus iIis physicians arc not without hope that lie
may ultimately from tho dreadful disease with
which y l. afflicted.